Re: Tell me about drives

[Charlie Springer <RAM@regnirps.com>]

On Mon, 8 Jan 2007 20:27:00 -0800, Polymorph wrote
(in article <1168316820.670814.234700@s34g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>):

> I've never heard of any drive compatibility problems between the
> platinum //e and the non-platinum //e (enhanced or original ROMs) -
> that doesn't mean there isn't any, just that I've never heard of any...
>  ;-)   I'd be interested if you have found such a problem.

The "white" drives with the DIN style connector and controller would not work 
in the older //e's. The Disk II and controller were OK in anything. I only 
have a couple of white drives thanks to UPS breaking a box and loosing a half 
dozen along with 4 3.5''s. They delivered a big new box with a Platinum so 
badly abused that the thick plastic corner in front of the keyboard was 
broken free. They refused to check their pile of lost stuff and paid off on 
the insurance. I have a bunch of Platinums, including one I bought in an 
unopened box. No fading on that one! 

I just want working drives for completeness. I transfer stuff to the CF card 
and run from there, like Kyan Pascal with KIX or MVP-Forth.

Also have a pile of IIgs models and I think all drives work in them without a 
problem. I would like to find a batch of small flat panels that can handle 
video or RGB at the Apple resolution and about as wide as a gs.

-- Charlie Springer